GINGER BEER | GEMMER | SOUTH AFRICAN RECIPE

fresh ginger

🥗Healthier: ginger powder

💰Cheaper: ginger syrup

Ginger powder is more accessible and easier to store.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey adds flavor while reducing refined sugar.

lemon juice

🥗Healthier: lime juice

💰Cheaper: citric acid

Lime juice provides a similar tartness.

yeast

🥗Healthier: kombucha starter

💰Cheaper: sourdough starter

Kombucha starter can add probiotics.

Combine water, sugar, ginger spice, cream of tartar, raisins, and pineapple peels in a large pot.

Bring the mixture to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves.

Remove from heat and let it cool to room temperature.

Add dry yeast to the cooled mixture and stir well to combine.

Cover the pot and let it ferment for 24-48 hours at room temperature.

After fermentation, strain the mixture into clean bottles.

Seal the bottles tightly and refrigerate to stop fermentation.

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